Bird Blow Flies (Protocalliphora) in North America (Diptera: Calliphoridae) with Notes on the Palearctic Species
Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990.
Status: Out of print
Paperback. Near fine paperback, spotting to top edge of text block. Bird Blow Flies (Protocalliphora) in North America (Diptera: Calliphoridae) with Notes on the Palearctic Species. The Calliphoridae are a widespread genus of flies whose larvae are obligatory blood-sucking parasites of nestling birds. This study describes the North American representatives of the genus Protocalliphoridae, and recognizes 26 species. It gives a species by species account of distribution, life history, host relations, ecology, collecting and control, and includes an appendix of the 137 species of birds known as hosts. 312 pages. Near Fine. Item #11864ISBN: 0874748658
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